Chat Ed : Welcome to this morning's webchat with the lovely new presenter of RI:SE – KATE LAWLER!
Kate Lawler : HELLO!
Paperclip : Hi Kate!
Pedro : Hey Kate
Kate Lawler : I've just come off air and I'm eating an apple!
Jazz : hi
Hedgehog : hello kate
Gobbi : hello!
Bi-Polar God : hey
cmac34 : No mini today Kate?
Kate Lawler : I've already eaten a croissant this morning because I'm naughty. Thank you all for joining me online this morning.
Mikey : i like kate in a skirt
Kate Lawler grins at cmac34, no I've got to shave my legs - maybe tomorrow :)
Kim : I think you are doing a wicked job-how r u liking it?
Kate Lawler : Hi Kim, it's the best job in the world, but I'm also very, very tired.
Winters : Kate, is Iain being mean to you all scripted or is he just... mean?
Carol : Do u mind getting picked on?
Kate Lawler : It's not scripted and is just playing so it doesn’t upset me; I just find it funny. And it is funny when he takes the mick out of me because I am stupid sometimes.
Stacey : rise has got since much better since you have been doing it
Thunderbird : Kate, what time do you have to get up in the mornings??
Kate Lawler : Thank you Stacey! I wake up every morning at 3:15am, my car picks me up at 3:30am and I get to the studio at 4am and I have my shower and get ready here.
Andy : Well done with the way you handled Leslie Grantham, nice one
Bilal : Hey Kate..Leslie was well mean to you wasn't he?
Kate Lawler : Leslie told me during the breaks that he was only messing round and he said sorry if I took it personally. He was a bit mean actually! But I was being a bit stupid.
walrus-man : Be honest. You don't even remember Dirty Den do you?
Ricky : Katie can u just say hi lol
Kate Lawler laughs
Kate Lawler : No I do because the only time I ever watched EastEnders was on a Thursday and my Nan and Grandad used to demand that the TV was on and we used to sit and eat fish and chips to it. I was a bit star-struck actually when he walked in.
Rassillon : Kate, Did Leslie give any details away off screen?
Kate Lawler : He basically said that I'll have to start watching EastEnders again because I said I only watched it when he was in it, so it's so obvious that he's going to come back into the show.
martin j : hi kate, do people in the media take you less seriously because you got fame from a reality tv show?
Kate Lawler : Yes, but I don't blame them in a way, but hopefully I'll gain the respect of people like that by doing well on RI:SE if I can. And if I don't do well on RI:SE they can all say 'I told you so!' and I can go and live abroad or something.
liam gallagher : i bet u r looking forward to see the kangaroo jack guys again
Kate Lawler : Yes, I can't wait! Those guys are so funny and I'm sure Iain's got a few jokes up his sleeve as they were so rude last time! It's going to be mayhem tomorrow, especially with Girls Aloud in the studio too!
avirax : do people take you less seriously because you are a beautiful BLONDE!
Kate Lawler : No, not really. Sometimes Iain plays up the fact that I'm blonde because I do come out with some silly comments sometimes, but it's all tongue-in-cheek. They can see my roots anyway so they know I'm not a real blonde.
AmyGirl : who do you still speak to from Big Brother?
Andy : Kate do you still keep in contact with any of the other BB3 contestants and whatdo you feel about all the media attention Jade has had lately
Kate Lawler : I still speak to Johnny, Alison, PJ, Sophie, Lee and Sunita and Spencer - when he's in the country (he's in America at the moment). I don't really have an opinion about Jade and all the press really - she's doing her own thing and good luck to her.
tony : are you looking forward to bigbrother 4
Kate Lawler : Yes! It's going to be very interesting seeing as though I've done it myself. I'm going to be writing a column in OK! magazine this year - giving all my thoughts and opinions on Big Brother 4. So make sure you read it!
Mr Beeks : Have they asked you to be a part of bb4 in anyway
Gaz : Kate, is it true that you will present the BB4 final if Davina is too pregnant?
Kate Lawler : No, Big Brother have not approached me to do anything for Big Brother 4, so I won't be taking over from Davina. That's all just press speculation.
nikki sherri : Would you like to go back into the Big Brother House again?
Simon : typical press eh?
Kate Lawler : I'd love to do it all over again if I knew it was going to be exactly the same as last year with the same people. I miss all of the people - Johnny and Alison especially. I miss that feeling of not knowing what's going on in the outside world. It was a fantastic experience.
AmyGirl : Kate will you wish me luck for my Standard Grade Geography exam? I have it in an hour.
Bilal : By the way i think u looked gorgeous today..but i got to go now cos i got tons of revision to do for my soddin exams
Stormin : What do you do for the rest of the day, after RISE finishes?
Kate Lawler : AmyGirl - Geography was the only exam I failed - good luck, it's going to be your worst nightmare! I hope that makes you feel better! I always go to the gym in the afternoons but I usually have interviews and pre-recorded stuff to do for RI:SE or stuff to do for Capital Radio too. So I'm always busy, but I get home and try to be in bed by 7pm every night.
Charlotte : hi Kate, what do u prefer Rise presenting or capital radio dj-ing?! U have my dream jobs!!
Kate Lawler : Aah. Both of them are really different. They are both live and I get to talk freely on them both. I get to work with 2 great guys on both, so I couldn't really say which one I prefer, I love them both.
Bi-Polar God : hey kate whats in your CD player right now? btw ur doin a great job on rise keep it up u crazy rock chick
Kate Lawler laughs
Kate Lawler : David Gray, Sugababes, Justin Timberlake and anything by Oasis. Also Craig David’s new album is pukka, really good.
Gobbi : Kate, nearly everybody knows who you are, do you like being famous and has it changed your life?
Kate Lawler : Actually Gobbi you'd be surprised at how many people don't recognise me - I can walk down Oxford Street on a busy Saturday and not be recognised at all. I do love it though, I've got to meet some really cool people. I met Justin Timberlake at the Brits, which was amazing. It does have its downsides though, like the press always going into your personal life, but I'm lucky in that I'm not too famous, not like Victoria Beckham or anything. But I know I'm really lucky.
ric_maroo : is ian watchin bewitched now lol i am its rubbish
ITV_monkey : in a fight who would win? u or iain? i think u could kick his ass!!
Kate Lawler : Probably, ric!
Thunderbird : Bewitched ROX!!
redbulljon : bewitched is great
Kate Lawler : ME! For definite! Iain would probably let me win though. We had a pen fight yesterday and I won. I managed to scribble so much on him. So yeah, I'd kick his ass!
Russell : So Kate, do you get on with all the gang? dougie, the news chic etc?
Kate Lawler : Yes, dougie is a legend. It's great that we all get on so well.
redbulljon : dougie is great
PJAy : the news chick is fit
Kate Lawler : I couldn't do the job if I didn't get on with Iain. He just makes the job so much more enjoyable. It's good to have a good team behind you. All the crew are so nice. It's great.
Simon : Dougie is king!
khalgregar : r u jealous of the news girls cleavage?
Kate Lawler : Yes!
Kate Lawler laughs
Kate Lawler : I want big boobs!
Mindstrip : me too
Gaz : Are you getting sick of being 'Kate from Big Brother'? Would you like to get rid of that label?
Mikey : YEAH BUT YOU'VE GOT NICE LEGS
Kate Lawler : I think I'm always going to be 'Kate from Big Brother' because people only know me as that. “From Big Brother” has almost become my surname now. I'd like to think that people will begin to know me as Kate Lawler. It will be cool if I ended up as Kate from RI:SE. But I'm proud of Big Brother so it doesn't really matter to me that much.
pepi : what advise would you give to anyone entering the big brother house???
Kate Lawler : OK... only go in there if you are 100% confident that it's not going to ruin your life. If you have an inkling that something bad can come out of it then don't go in there. You have to be really strong, I mean, I've had hate mail. It's really hard to take. And you have to be able to deal with the press afterwards. Only go in there if you are willing to have a laugh and joke at yourself. If you do not want to have a giggle and be laughed at then don't go in there. You've got to be willing to go in and get on with everyone and try to get into it.
HowBored? : Did they tell you what a frogman was in the end?
Kate Lawler : I've just opened a packet of limited edition pepperami mini cheddars and they're lovely by the way! Yeah, it's what I thought it was after I said it. The guys who go diving in the canal and in rivers and in the sea. I was just being a bit blonde at the time.
AmyGirl : were they real dried worms Iain was eating? they looked rank
Bi-Polar God : so ur recomending craig davids album and pepperami mini chedders
Kate Lawler : They looked rubbish didn't they! I thought they looked like maggots. But they just looked like worms, they weren't real worms. Yep Bi-Polar, and I'm recommending that everyone online sends their best luck to Arsenal on Saturday in the FA Cup. I'll be there cheering the boys on!
JustPaul : Kate is there anything you miss from your job pre Big Brother ?
Kate Lawler : Yeah, I miss the gym because the gym there was brilliant. It was right underneath my work. I miss the bacon and egg toasted sandwiches too and the people.
walrus-man : if you run out of mates, will you be running a 'Date Kate' section on RI:SE!!?
Kate Lawler laughs
Andy : put me down for a date
Kate Lawler : Do you think that would be any good walrus-man?
richard : we wish
Kate Lawler chuckles
ITV_monkey : i applied 2 big brother, but they don't let monkeys in :(
Chris : But from all of the Big Brothers...You've been the most successful at the end...take pride from that
jamie : Kate tommorow could you do your Davina Macall impression i love that its hilarious.
Ash : SAINTS ARE GOING TO WIN !!!!
Kate Lawler : Saints have got about as much chance of winning as I've got of dating Brad Pitt! It's NOT going to happen! So ner ner ner ner ner! And I'll maybe do my Davina impression for you tomorrow, if I'm not too shy!
Brad Pitt : Hey Kate you free tonight?
Kate Lawler laughs
Mindstrip : GUNNERS ALL THE WAY!
Kate Lawler : Saints are going down baby! Yay!
Chat Ed : That's it! Thanks for coming and talking to us Kate!
kate fan : KATE RULES
HowBored? : Take it easy lass
ewd : awwww
richard : luv ya :)
Stephen15 : bye kate!
Mindstrip : Thnak you so much kate, bye bye x x x x x x
Ian : love u kate!!!!!!!!!!
Rassillon : go kate, go!!
HowBored? : Thanks, good luck
Kate Lawler : I have to go and have a meeting now with the RI:SE people, it's been lovely talking to you all. Thank you all for watching RI:SE. I'll be back for another webchat very soon!
Stacey : see u tomorrow kate. thanks x
Slippy : cheers kate – bye
Kate Lawler leaves the room
